Rippon Boswell December Auction

December 1, 2016

The December auction (3 December 2016) of collector’s carpets at Rippon Boswell in Wiesbaden is one of the most interesting sales in recent months. It is a well-balanced sale including many rugs consigned from the estates of collectors, with the proceeds from certain consignments going to charity. The estimates are generally very low and should allow for a good sale with lots of bidding.

There are four major components: the first 57 lots are from the Senta and Dietrich Wollheim collection built in the 1960-70s; over thirty lots from the private collection of the respected former Mannheim carpet dealers Engelhart, the remainder of a good collection that has been dispersed by Rippon Boswell over the past couple of decades, now consigned by their estate; 21 pieces from a collection in Wuppertal; and a group of nine Anatolian kilims from an Austrian collection, all with excellent provenance. There are also a number of comparable lots such as star-design sumakh bags and a few highly collectible and good-condition Turkmen weavings, including two exquisite Salor trappings and a Tekke embroidered asmalyk. Click here to see the full catalogue.

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